ARLINGTON, Texas — If you were to watch the past three games between the Rangers and Mariners in the sweltering heat of Globe Life Park — a sweaty reminder as to why the Rangers are building a climate-controlled stadium with a retractable roof a block away — it would’ve been difficult to differentiate which team was still playing for a postseason bid and which team had waved the white flag on a successful season in June.
Yes, Seattle is supposed to be the team playing for something more than pride in the season’s final month. But it wasn’t noticeable for more than an inning or two over three-game series.